Miller-Dieker syndrome

noun

A congenital malformation characterized by lissencephaly.

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Meanings

nounMiller-Dieker syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Miller-Dieker syndromes)

plural Miller-Dieker syndromes

  1. countableuncountableA congenital malformation characterized by lissencephaly.

Origin

Named for the two physicians, J. Miller and H. Dieker, who independently described the condition in the 1960s.

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Miller-Dieker syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miller-Dieker%20syndrome

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“Miller-Dieker syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miller-Dieker%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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